comforter

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈkʌmfətə/ / /ˈkʌmfəɹtəɹ/ / [ˈkʰʌɱfətʰə] / /ˈkʌmfɚtɚ/

Etymology: A translation of the Ancient Greek παράκλητος (paráklētos, “comforter”), used in several verses of the New Testament.

The Holy Spirit, the Holy Ghost.
“In these words, with which the Gospel for this day commences, He speaks of the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, and of the Father, and of Himself”
“That this high- priestly office belongs only to the bishops, either to seal or to transmit the Comforter Spirit, is proved not only by Church usage”

Etymology: From Middle English comfortour et al, from Anglo-Norman confortour, from Old French conforter. See comfort.

A person who comforts someone who is suffering.
“Let no comforter delight mine ear / But such a one whose wrongs do suit with mine.”
“The comforters, relaxed in sarongs after the day's work, kicked off their sandals at the top of Syed Omar's steps and made their obeisances to the wives, to the elder children, and to the gloomy head of the house.”
A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt.
“A vast quilt or comforter was heaped beside the bed, in a broad puddle of congealed blood, thick and shiny on the patterned rugs.”
A woollen scarf for winter.
“[…] round his neck he wore a flaming red worsted comforter, whereof the straggling ends peeped out beneath his threadbare Newmarket coat, which was very tight and buttoned all the way up.”
“The American schoolboy takes off his comforter and unbuttons his jacket before going in for a snowball fight.”
A pacifier.